MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2014-- Piper Jaffray (NYSE: PJC), a leading investment bank and asset management firm, is scheduled to host its Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Conference, March 11-12, 2014 in New York.

Participants will hear from more than 130 industry leaders and upstarts discussing investment opportunities in 3D printing, cloud computing, the Internet of things, wearable technology, big data & analytics, the sharing economy, mobile/social, content delivery & consumption, the optical upgrade cycle, connected cars, next-generation security & storage architectures, software-defined networking, electronic & alternative payments, business & learning services, semiconductor intellectual property, over-the-top content and other disruptive waves reshaping the technology landscape.

“We continue to witness the proliferation of technology and its evolving impact on consumers and businesses alike,” commented Jeff Klinefelter, global head of equities at Piper Jaffray. “Our conference establishes a platform in which industry players interact and glean insights, perspectives and opportunities across the TMT ecosystem.”

The conference format will consist of panel discussions, fireside chats and one-on-one meetings. Highlighting the event will be four keynote speakers:

• Ish Limkakeng, Vice President of Product Marketing for ACI - Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
• Raghu Raghuram, EVP of Cloud Infrastructure & Mgmt - VMware, Inc.
• Todd Dagres, Founder and General Partner - Spark Capital Partners, LLC
• Todd Grimm, Founder and President - T.A. Grimm & Associates

Piper Jaffray technology research analysts will lead fireside chats and panel discussions with top executives from more than 100 companies, including Salesforce.com, Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., Lionsgate Entertainment Corp., NetApp, Inc., Moody’s Corporation, Xerox Corp., Electronic Arts Inc., Stratasys Ltd., 3D Systems Corporation, Pandora Media, Inc. and athenahealth, Inc.*

Panel topics will include 3D printing, big data, eCommerce, storage networking, online advertising, optics, semiconductors, interconnects, high-performance computing, online travel, the future of radio, the sharing economy and others.

Company and investor participation in the conference is by invitation only. Clients interested in attending should contact their Piper Jaffray representative. General and research-related media inquiries should be directed to analystmediarelations@pjc.com. All other media inquiries should be directed to Pamela Steensland at pamela.k.steensland@pjc.com.

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* As of February 24, 2014. Subject to change.

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